Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced he’ll stand for re-election, this year. Hamilton spoke with WFHB News Director Wes Martin about Bloomington’s String of Pearls projects along the B-Line trail, the city’s annexation attempt, the city and county’s bicentennial, and the purchase of BPD’s armored vehicle.
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Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced he will stand for re-election next year; An Indiana University Fraternity has had its charter revoked; Monroe County Commissioners have approved a setback requirement that will allow a planned residential development on South Rockport Road to go forward; FEATURE We’ll hear from Indiana Recovery Alliance Director and Founder Chris Abert, who says he’ll push for …
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Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton will seek re-election, in 2019; Consultants from Clarion Associates presented their proposed changes last week for the third and final module of Bloomington’s Unified Development Ordinance; The Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse’s latest report card says the state is doing better when it comes to opioid abuse; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb directed flags across the …
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Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton will seek re-election in 2019, according to a press release issued by his campaign on Sunday. Hamilton is expected to formally announce he will seek a second term as Bloomington’s mayor during a campaign launch party on Tuesday, at Monroe County Democratic Headquarters. Hamilton’s announcement comes after Monroe County Board of Commissioners President Amanda Barge announced …
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Monroe County Election officials are verifying ballot tabulations in the Monroe County Council District 2 race; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, acting on behalf of the state, is filing a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill was elected by his peers this weekend as the vice chair of the Republican Attorneys General Association; A Catholic High School guidance counselor, who …
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Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill was elected by his peers this weekend as the vice chair of the Republican Attorneys General Association. The election comes as the embattled Attorney General faces repeated calls from state lawmakers and fellow Republicans to resign. Hill is accused by four women of sexual harassment and sexual battery, after he allegedly groped them at a …
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Indiana’s highest ranking education official will not seek re-election. Superintendent Jennifer McCormick announced she will not run in 2020, today. McCormick, a Republican, is in her first term as superintendent, after ousting Democratic predecessor Glenda Ritz, in 2016. McCormick has at times been at odds with Republican leaders when it comes to education policy. That includes her support for increased …
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Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly backtracked on his opposition to Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh; Some absentee ballot applications mailed by the Indiana Democratic Party are ‘faulty.’ That’s according to Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson’s Office; Indiana’s highest ranking education official will not seek re-election; Monroe County bars and restaurants are slowly stepping up to pay the county’s new food and beverage tax. …
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Senator Joe Donnelly stopped in Ellettsville this afternoon. The incumbent Democrat is up for re-election this Fall; A statewide law, concerning the identity of parents who surrendered their children for adoption, went into effect yesterday; The Indiana State Department of Health recorded a net increase in the number of abortion procedures carried out in the state; Indiana University alumni elected Donna Spears to …
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